Broadcast Engineer

Full Time
Cupertino, CA
Posted
Job description

Summary

Posted: Jan 27, 2023
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number: 200449758
At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. You bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you can accomplish! We’re seeking an experienced Broadcast Engineer for our Production Services team. Production Services is part of the Conference & Production Services team that manages and operates Campus Conference Center spaces (theaters, conference rooms, and outdoor event spaces) and provides services (video production, event management, and conference room coordination) for internal-facing meetings and events that help Apple employees stay connected. We achieve this through in-person, virtual, and hybrid experiences. Are you a doer who thrives in an environment of complexity, is passionate about delivering impactful customer services, and is amazing at connecting strategy to execution? Are you someone who has high energy, loves collaboration, and is always reaching for something better? If so, come and do your life’s best work at Apple.

Key Qualifications

  • 8 years of proven experience in a broadcast engineering role in live broadcast environments, such as television studios, remote trucks, or other live event venues.
  • 3 years of experience working with professional video routing over IP (Evertz and Ross experience preferred) and production switchers (Grass Valley, Ross, and Sony experience preferred).
  • You have deep experience with signal routing and monitoring and are familiar with workflows required for transmission to outside broadcast trucks and master control rooms.
  • Expertise operating LEDs, image processors, and other broadcast, live-event, and screening room technology to showcase content (e.g. movies, television shows, and Keynote presentations) in critical viewing environments.
  • Strong color measurement and calibration skills, with ability to provide supporting data reports. Experience with HDR workflows.
  • Hands-on experience with content creation and post production workflows, including knowledge of common recording and playback formats and standards.
  • Able to expertly maintain all production equipment in campus venues. This includes audio and video routers, fiber transport systems, frame sync converters, LEDs, video production switchers, captioning encoders/decoders, robotic cameras, audio mixers, etc. You proficiently use test equipment, such as scopes, analyzers, and digital multimeters.
  • You have CAD skills and are able to update and maintain drawings.
  • Project management experience required for technical upgrades, venue renovations, and maintenance projects. Able to dive into the details and collaborate with integrators to ensure the right equipment and solutions are in place for the needs of the business.
  • Refined communication skills: verbal, written, presentation, and listening—able to frame issues, summarize information, and connect across all levels.
  • Extraordinary influencer who is skilled at connecting the dots at the organization, strategy, program, project, and event levels. You’re able to persuade and change the thinking of others without damaging relationships.
  • Comfort working in a fast-paced, growth environment with minimal direction, delivering under tight deadlines while multitasking, prioritizing projects, and communicating priority updates to team members.
  • Able to operate with limited resources, exhibit dispassionate critical-thinking, and creatively solve problems. Motivated and inventive, always finds a way forward—eternal optimist with a committed drive for contributing and making a difference.
  • You are able to bend, lift, and carry up to 30 pounds and climb ladders, step-stools, and stairs to maintain equipment.
  • Capable of business travel, when needed.

Description

You’ll take ownership for all technical gear at campus venues to ensure flawless execution during live and recorded events. You’ll be responsible for preventative maintenance, break/fix, and system calibration to guarantee optimum performance at all times. You’ll keep documents updated (e.g., line drawings, SOPs, and service agreements) and assist with system design and specification of gear for various projects. You’ll also operate screening room technology to support creatives, executives, and guests. You’ll ensure content is accurately presented and provide high-touch customer service. When not actively engaged with projects, productions, and venue maintenance, you’ll shift to help the team in various ways, depending on the needs of the day. This includes cross-training to perform in other operator roles and providing high-touch AV support in conference rooms.

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree

Additional Requirements

Pay & Benefits

  • At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $161,000 and $242,000, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

    Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

    Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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